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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sime Soldic (ranked 1439 p4p, 1708 weight class) and Tom Korppila (ranked 133 p4p, 160 weight class). Korppila comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mustasch - The Mauler kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sime Soldic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Korppila!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soldic throws a lazy right hand but Korppila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Soldic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot by Soldic.
Korppila tries to score a power double leg takedown but Soldic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Korppila somewhat.
Soldic scoring well with a low kick there.
Soldic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Korppila changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Soldic looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Soldic tries to buck Korppila off but Korppila is having none of it.
Korppila looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Korppila trying to control the action but Soldic is working from the bottom.
Korppila looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Soldic is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korppila trying to control the position but Soldic is working away.
Soldic is trying to control Korppila's posture but Korppila avoids it.
Korppila tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Korppila has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Korppila wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Soldic, who protects the arm well.
Korppila fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Korppila working away.
Soldic is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Korppila's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Korppila is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Soldic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Korppila.
Korppila not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Soldic wants to improve his position but Korppila is controlling well.
Soldic regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Korppila thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Korppila trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Soldic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Korppila pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soldic is keeping the position for now.
Soldic wants to sweep but no luck.
Korppila stands and throws Soldic's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Soldic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Korppila scores with punches from side control.
Soldic is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korppila misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Korppila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Soldic keeps working.
Korppila in side control lands a decent elbow.
Soldic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Soldic tries to get out of the position.
Korppila scores with punches from side control.
Korppila trying to control the action but Soldic is working from the bottom.
Soldic manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Soldic is looking for a sweep. Korppila is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Korppila connects with a nice short shot to Soldic's temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Korppila dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Soldic misses with a body shot.
Sime Soldic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Korppila takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Soldic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Soldic misses with a right hand
and Korppila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Korppila fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Soldic sprawls well initially but Korppila persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Soldic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Soldic is trying to get back to full guard.
Korppila is looking to take a break and control but Soldic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Korppila missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soldic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Korppila is keen to just control but Soldic is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Korppila with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Soldic is looking for a sweep. Korppila is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korppila is working for a kimura but Soldic is defending it quite comfortably.
Soldic is refusing to be controlled, as Korppila sits in half guard.
Soldic keeping hold of Korppila's head, controlling as best he can.
Soldic is trying to get back to full guard.
Korppila seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Soldic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Korppila is working for a kimura but Soldic is defending it quite comfortably.
Soldic trying to control here.
Korppila looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Soldic is trying to get back to full guard.
Soldic wants to control but Korppila is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Korppila scoring well with a low kick there.
Korppila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Soldic misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korppila looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soldic is fending him off so far but Korppila persists. Nope, Soldic circles away and we're back to standing.
Soldic just misses with a punch to the body.
Korppila shoots for a takedown but Soldic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Korppila misses with a straight left.
Korppila needs to keep his hands up - Soldic had a free shot at his head there.
Korppila feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Korppila tries to free his leg and advance position but Soldic is retaining full guard.
Soldic keeping moving, preventing Korppila from controlling successfully.
Soldic managing to control the position.
Korppila in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Korppila tries to free his leg and advance position but Soldic is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Korppila stops Soldic from standing up.
Soldic looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Korppila wants to pass the guard but Soldic is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Soldic misses with a leg kick
and Korppila cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Soldic tests Korppila's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Korppila closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Soldic quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Korppila trying to mount his opponent but Soldic defends it.
Korppila is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Soldic defends it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Korppila is working for a kimura but Soldic is defending it quite comfortably.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Korppila showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Soldic scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sime Soldic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Korppila lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Korppila fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Horrible takedown attempt by Korppila or perhaps it was just good defense by Soldic, which made it look bad.
Korppila takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Soldic scores with the left hand. Korppila knows he should have avoided that one.
Jab from Soldic.
Good leg kick by Soldic.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Soldic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Korppila looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soldic is fending him off so far but Korppila persists. Nope, Soldic circles away and we're back to standing.
Sime Soldic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tom Korppila.
Korppila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Korppila checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Korppila shoots in looking for a takedown. Soldic tries to sprawl out of it but Korppila keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Soldic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Korppila shoots in for a takedown but Soldic shows good takedown defense.
Korppila staying out of range there.
Nice uppercut lands for Soldic. That snapped Korppila's head back.
Korppila moves out of range of the strikes.
Soldic throws a big shot that misses.
Soldic jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Soldic lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Korppila is rocked!
Korppila dives in for a single leg takedown but Soldic sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Korppila defending well as Soldic loads up on a big left hand.
Korppila closes this distance looking for a takedown but Soldic circles away.
Korppila takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Korppila feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Korppila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Soldic seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tom Korppila is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Soldic is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Korppila wants to control from the top but Soldic keeps moving.
Soldic trying to control the position.
Korppila preventing the sweep.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Korppila is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Korppila is looking to land body kicks.
Soldic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Korppila counters with a straight right hand.
Korppila decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Soldic is looking to control Korppila's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Soldic avoid being mounted?
Soldic is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Korppila throwing shots but Soldic is blocking nicely.
Soldic knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Korppila on the ground.
Korppila is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Korppila prevents Soldic from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic controlling the position well.
Soldic is refusing to be controlled, as Korppila sits in half guard.
Korppila is looking for a kimura here.
Soldic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Korppila's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Korppila's back!
Soldic looking for the choke but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sime Soldic showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Korppila has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Korppila!
Tom Korppila made sure to mention his sponsor, Brooklyn Threads in his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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